Emergency Sirens
Counties dispatch system that are located in the following communities: City of Harrison (Tank Hill Area) West lawn Street. Redding Township ( Temple ) Located in Cemetery area. Freeman Township Hall. Lake George ( Silver lake Beach ). Surrey Township Transfer Station (Near Lake 13). Grant Township ( City of Clare North end near Burger King ). City of Clare / Near the Cemetery. City of Clare (Brook wood Park). Hamilton Township Park ( Dodge City ). Harrison Airport (Currently Offline) – as of Spring 2013. Greenwood Township at Township Hall M-61. Summerfield Township (Leota) at Township Hall. Summerfield Township [...]
Construction season projects begin for Central Asphalt
By Pat Maurer Review Correspondent Central Asphalt of Mt. Pleasant, incorporated in 1981, is ready for the spring construction season in mid-Michigan, said Aaron White, Vice President of Operations. He said the company will be a sub-contractor under DJ McQuestions out of Leroy in the upcoming Michigan Department of Transportation’s complete reconstruction of Clare Avenue (Old U.S. 27) between Mannsiding Road and Gladwin Road (M-61). “The $1.5 million project will include some widening and drainage improvements,” he added. DJ McQuestion was also the prime contractor in the construction of the round-about in Clare in 2009. The current project will begin [...]
Flood loans available
The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages due to severe storms and flooding between Jan. 30 and Feb. 16. The deadline to apply for physical damage is May 3, 2013. Low-interest disaster loans are available in the following counties: Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo and Osceola in Michigan. Loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible for loans up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property. [...]
Protect your home from wildfires
y Pat Maurer Review Correspondent Spring, when you are beginning the clean up on your property, is a good time to “think like a wildfire.” If a fire could think, it would head for the largest fuel source around – your home. Blocking any paths that would help it reach your home will increase the odds of your home surviving an encroaching fire. The Department of Natural Resources recommends a 50 foot “buffer zone” around a home with only high moisture plants nearby. Wood mulch next to a home can be a real danger in a wildfire. They recommend gravel [...]
Spring, time to spruce up
By Pat Maurer Review Correspondent Spring seems to be officially here now and it is time to think about all those chores you save up for nice weather. Time to fi x up, paint,landscape and plant again, and mid-Michigan has all the help you might need to “get-er done,” as one comedian has been known to say. If you discover problems that need fi xing, there are a lot of contractors and businesses right here in the local area to help make it a perfect spring. Kathy Jankowski of Shoreline Construction says her phone has been ringing. “We are getting [...]
